Deschutes River Manufacturing's David Johnston Radio Interview

photo: David Johnston (left) trains Crooked River Ranch Fire Department Capt. Tim McLaren with Rookie Sidekick fire hose roller.

David Johnston, owner of Deschutes River Manufacturing and inventor of the Rookie Sidekick fully portable motorized fire hose rollers, was interviewed by Bend news-talk radio station KBND yesterday. Although he's characteristically humble about his accomplishments, the fact is the Rookie Sidekick is really gaining traction and is now being used across North America by fire departments of all types and sizes. Click here for the interview. (If the MP3 does not play in the browser window, right click - or CTRL + click for Mac users - and select Save Target As or Save Link As to download.) -hoc